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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Fraud email example:

From: Ken Emmanuel <ken_emmanuell1@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2007 07:22:19 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: More Details Mr Eber,


Dear Mr Eber,

Thanks for your well acknowledge response and interest to assist me to champion this impeccable transaction, infact i will be happy to share the joy and dividence of success of this transcation with you.This is a life time opportunity that God designed to change our life .You can either provide the bank with an existing account or to set up a new Bank account because all the document that will back you up will be provide to you immediately to receive this money, even an empty a/c can serve to receive this money, as long as you will remain honest to me till the end of this important business trusting in you and believing that you will never let me down neither now or in future,

I do appreciate your kind reply which simply depict your level of maturity,transparency and simplicity. Thanks a lot. I will start by putting things clear, l have all information of the deceased which l gethered from my Late Client for my own usage and as to achive my aims and objective, depending on your seriousness and sincereity, l clearly direct you on how this transaction will be done safetly.

Note:In the bank, this fund has lasted more than the expected period because we are interested and have taken our time and necessary steps to be sure no one comes for it. It is as well as forgotten funds(lying Dormant in the suspense account of the deceased for years). which can be send to the government safe treasure as an unclaim fund, since nobody come's for it till date.

Naturally you need some time like this to set for a limit of an experimental error. This is why it is till today. This transaction is something that we want to do without any trace and should be kept confidential between you and l. l like my honourable jobs of confidence as a Barrister and Solicitor. l would like to leave the job on my own out of personal volution and not to be handled as disdents. The nature of the transaction in details:

I am still member and staff of the bank panel that will be in charged to investigate the whole process of this inheritance fund transfer, with the personal information that you will give us. l do not want to have any hitch in this transaction as a result of delay,l have been in this Barrister and Solicitor profession for 16 years and know what can make a transaction of this kind to backfire, but l can assure for one that this transaction is 100% risk free, As soon as this money is transfered to your account i and my family will come over to you and share the money and you will help me for any business.

We are only interested in getting the transaction successfully concluded. l know that the percentage i offer myself will be enough for me and my family to live confortably till we die, because Greedness kills. My Word: This transaction is risk free and will never involve any one along the line if only you are ready to follow my guidelines. Do not reply any letter to the bank without sending me a copy of such letter for a review and advice to you avoid mistakes that may affect this transaction.

All you need to do is to understand that the watchword is confidentiality and trust. Do not expose this to friends to protect this transaction from suffering a hitch anywhere along the line, everything is legal and will be legally done.

The only difference is that you are going to stand as next of kin to the late customer of the bank which any person can stand for this claim. l am 100% sure because l have carried out series of investigations concerning this fund and discovered that except l move it out, it will be furfitted to the government as unclaimed bills. So do not be afraid. All l need is your maximium cooperation and maturity to see that we finally smile together as one in few days from now.

And, you have to accord this transaction the confidentiality it requires and to follow up correspondences promptly untill the claim is consumated.If followed up fast,the claim could be through within 1week. As a two man deal,I want us to agree on percentage sharing of the proceeds of this claim.I am proposing a 40% of the total sum for you assisting me in this transaction 5% for any expencies you are going to incure such as telephone calls email/faxes ETC the balance of 55% shall be for me .

l have studied this transaction before going into it, Believe that there is no problem otherwise l wouldn't have been involved. The nationality of the next of kin was not disclosed in the information with the bank, so it is not subject to sex or nationality.You may be a man or a woman and may come from any foreign country around the world. It is true the late Dr. Hamid Ayed, was a Lebanon national but can have his cousin any where in the world. A cousin may be parentenal or maternal. All what the bank wants is to have his information which I will send to you to get attached to your application because it is impossible for the wrong person to have it.

As regards to my personal informations;

I am 43yrs old, I live on no.21 Ogui de caise off Ovim Benin. I am married to a lovely wife and blessed with three kids,two boys and a girl. My wife Mrs Carol Ngozi Emmanuel a nurse and works with the general hospital here in Benin,MyTelephone: +229 97 130 162,My profession,Barrister and Solicitor,

Finally the only thing is to keep this transaction secret, do all what the bank ask you to do at the right time, and always be in constant communication with me for advice before you answer any thing from the bank. I assure you that the 7 banking days will look like 7 banking hours. Please do not be afraid. That was why I gave you every information about the late Dr. Hamid Ayed You mustn't need to be the real heir in this situation.

All l need is to use your contact as a foreign partner. The only difference is that you have to stand as the next of Dr. Hamid Ayed.Every other necessary proof that is needed will be arranged in the bank. This will enable us conclude this transaction shortly. Please remember to keep everything to yourself as confidentiality is the only key to this expected success. I decided to give everything to you to enable you be well informed and act accordingly.I shall be glad to answer any question(s) as required.

On receipt of your consent,I will send to you a draft copy of claim application which you will endorse, email or fax to the bank to initiate the processes.I will also in my capacity as the Esq,Barrister and Solicitor to the deceased back your application with a legal attestation on your behalf stating that I know you as a relative to my client and am presenting you as the closest kin to inherit his estate.I will ensure that the legal documents required for the claim are procured and that every legal processes are followed.

I await your consent to proceed with this transaction immediately. In replying this email please let me have the following information that are needed to open a file in my office for presentation,drafting the application and also for documentations for the probate processes here.

The information needed are:

Your Full Name...........................?

Your Sex.................................?

Your Age.................................?

Your Country.............................?

Marital Status......................?

Your Occupation..........................?

Your Personal Mobile N...................?

Your Personal Fax N......................?

Your Passport SIZE:........................?

Please call me on my 24 hours service telephone number + 229 97 130 162 , once again i thank you for your effort to make this transaction a success , i am waiting to hear from you.

BEST REGARDS,
Barrister Ken Emmanuel
Call me.
00229 97 130 162


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